What is self abased?
What is self abased?
Definition of self-abasement : a humiliation of oneself : the act of behaving in a way that makes one seem lower or less deserving of respect … regaled the audience with personal stories and songs that didn’t stint on comedic self-deprecation while avoiding self-abasement.— Stephen Holden.
What is another word for self-abasement?
What is another word for self-abasement?
| mortification | humbling |
|---|---|
| self-effacement | shame |
| disgrace | embarrassment |
| ignominy | degradation |
| indignity | affront |
What is the opposite of self-abasement?
What is the opposite of self-abasement?
| self-aggrandizement | boasting |
|---|---|
| bragging | bluster |
| showing off |
What are synonyms for abase?
synonyms for abase
- belittle.
- debase.
- degrade.
- demean.
- diminish.
- disgrace.
- dishonor.
- humble.
What is self denigration?
Definition of self-denigrating : tending or serving to belittle or disparage oneself a self-denigrating joke As Nicholas, post-divorce, confronts a compositional writer’s block, Hazel morphs into a sad, self-denigrating divorcee.— Karen Campbell.
What are antonyms for abase?
abase. Antonyms: promote, exalt, honor, raise, elevate, dignify, aggrandize. Synonyms: degrade, disgrace, bring low, reduce, humble, demean, stoop, humiliate, depress, lower, sink, dishonor.
What is a synonym for self-absorbed?
Synonyms for self-absorbed. egocentric, egoistic. (also egoistical), egomaniacal, egotistic. (or egotistical), narcissistic, self-centered,
What is another word for abased?
Synonyms for abased. bastardized, cankered, cheapened, corrupted, debased, debauched, degraded, demeaned,
What does the thought of self pass in?
Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower. Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order. At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.